Bill of rights quiz review

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Bill of Rights Quiz Review

•Each statement violates the Bill of Rights in some way. Write the number of the amendment that the statement violates, and then briefly explain why it violates the amendment. AMENDMENTS CAN BE USED MORE THAN ONCE!!!

• Luke was found innocent of armed robbery, but the state decided to bring him to trial again anyway

•After being found guilty of driving while intoxicated, the court ordered that Carolyn spend the next 30 years in solitary confinement

•The citizens of Upper Creek voted to double the taxes of all Catholics.

• In a civil trial where the dispute was more than $20, both sides were denied a jury trial.

• For no apparent reason, the police stopped Rita while she was driving and began to search through the trunk and her personal luggage.

•The US Attorney General ordered all American citizens to turn in their rifles and hand guns by noon on Saturday.

• Judge M.T. Nasty ordered a doctor to cut off the right hand of Marty, a convicted pickpocket.

•The federal government decided state governments were no longer necessary.

•The president declared that the only rights Americans have are those listed in the first eight amendments

•A US representative prohibited a local newspaper from printing an editorial that was critical of her voting record.

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